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MEPs will decide today whether to approve the appointment of German defence minister Ursula von der Leyen as the next president of the European Commission. Von der Leyen is expected to address the European Parliament at 9 am CEST, followed by a debate and a secret ballot at 6 pm. You can watch live in the video player, above. Von der Leyen will need 374 votes to be elected president and succeed Jean-Claude Juncker. If MEPs reject...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway defied a subpoena and failed to appear on Monday at a congressional hearing about allegations she violated the Hatch Act, a law that limits federal employees’ political activity. The top White House lawyer directed Conway not to appear at the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee hearing, arguing that current and former White House officials were “absolutely immune” from being required to testify before Congress, according to a letter released...

France, Britain, and Germany say they fear the Iran 2015 nuclear deal is at risk of falling apart over escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf. In a joint statement, they called for a dialogue between all parties to resume: "The risks are such that it is necessary for all stakeholders to pause, and consider the possible consequences of their actions." "We believe that the time has come to act responsibly and to look for ways to stop the escalation of tension and...

The final two in the race to be the UK's next prime minister will address potential voters on Saturday. Boris Johnston and Jeremy Hunt will appear at the Conservative Party hustings in Wyboston. Another will follow in Colchester later in the day. You can watch in the video player, above, from 12.15 CEST. Johnston and Hunt were the most popular candidates to replace Theresa May after a series of voters by Conservative MPs. The winner will be chosen by members...

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren told a room full of liberal activists on Saturday that the party needs to fully embrace polices such as higher taxes on the wealthy, wiping out student loan debt and criminal justice reform if they want to win the White House. The 70-year-old U.S. senator from Massachusetts said these ideas are not only supported by the activists gathered at the Netroots Nation conference in Philadelphia, the largest annual gathering of...

Hope you remember what happened with Mark and Antoan in the previous third series.  …11th of October swiftly came, outside, the city was covered by a dark coat, and the stars were shining as never before. Mark was on his way to Antoan’s flat for his birthday party. In about 10 minutes, Mark rang his doorbell. Antoan didn’t expect this, with door’s opening he got stunned. Mark was, even more, charming and, even more, tempting that night. Antoan, deeply in himself,...

36-year-old Joel Taylor, of Storm Chasers fame, died onboard an Atlantis cruise yesterday After the recent tragedy on a gay cruise this week, where 36-year-old Joel Taylor, star of Discovery’s Storm Chasers, died of an overdose onboard, I thought I would share my own gay cruise experience. Sadly, the fact someone died of an overdose onboard doesn’t totally surprise me. I don’t mean to say any gay cruise encourages drug use; they all have strict policies which prohibit illegal drug use. But,...

The former Supreme and 12-time Grammy nominee hit West Hollywood to promote a remix of a classic single Clubbers at the Abbey in West Hollywood – one of the most famous gay bars and clubs on the planet – were treated to a very special surprise guest on Saturday night. Iconic singer Diana Ross dropped by with son, Evan Ross. Ross, 73, took briefly to the dance floor, alongside the Abbey’s muscled go-go dancers. TMZ reports that she hit the venue...

It's "just kind of consistent with the policy of the administration to exclude LGBTQ people." The White House is not spreading Christmas cheer to everyone. Invites were sent out for the annual White House holiday party, but some longtime attendees were left off the invite list—and they think their race and sexual orientation might have played a role. “I assumed it was an oversight, because I’m at the White House every day and contribute to the pool reports,” Chris Johnson, chief political...

22 people have been injured after the dancefloor of a gay club collapsed. Fire and rescue services were called to the Butterfly in Playa de las Americas, Tenerife, on the Spanish island’s south coast, at 2.30am Sunday. A four metre long section of the ground floor caved in as people danced, with debris from the collapse filling the basement. YouTube footage from the disaster shows steel wires hanging from the ceiling, rubble piled up on the floor and supports propping up what...

Serving lewks for days… Halloween might fall on a Tuesday this year, but that didn’t stop gay men around the globe from donning their best outfits to hit the club/house party/bedroom over the weekend. Thanks to the power of social media, we’ve been granted a window into some of the most creative, sexy, and downright adorable costumes that same-sex couples have been wearing this year. They may not all be spooky, but they’ll definitely give you major couple envy… Check out some of...

Today is Orlando Pride. To mark the special occasion, Queerty asked Orlando lesbian transgender photographer Melody Maia Monet to share a sampling of her amazing photos of the local LGBTQ community along with captions, taken before and after the Pulse Nightclub massacre of June 12, 2016, in which 49 souls were lost. Aftermath: Pulse Nightclub Memorial July 2016. After: Pulse Vigil Candlelight vigil Lake Eola July 26 honoring 49 souls lost. Before: MarcoMarco Party at Pulse Fashion show at Pulse April 2016. Before: Leather Night Leather Night at BarCodes March 2016. Before:...

Let’s start the weekend early with a semi-naked house party. The mannequin challenge has been taking the internet by storm of late. Newsreaders, political figures and sports stars have been getting involved on the craze and so far they’ve all been pretty hilarious – but we think we’ve seen the best one yet. The good folks over at CheapUndies.com decided to get a selection of their models to mannequin in the midst of a particularly rowdy underwear house party. Featuring two guys...

NSFW: 'This guy thinks I'm going to help pull it out?!?' Berlin’s Berghain is often cited as the world’s best club – but for a straight guy from San Antonio, it turned out to be opposite. Kyle, a (presumably) straight guy who was on holiday in Berlin, didn’t seem to have a clue what what he was getting into when two newly-made friends took him along. The famous club, said to have the hardest door in Berlin, operates a strict no pictures-policy...